What does Taxation mean?

Definitions for Taxation
tækˈseɪ ʃəntax·a·tion

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Taxation.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. tax, taxation, revenue enhancementnoun

    charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

  2. tax income, taxation, tax revenue, revenuenoun

    government income due to taxation

  3. taxationnoun

    the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state

Wiktionary

  1. taxationnoun

    The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed

  2. taxationnoun

    A particular system of taxing people or companies

  3. taxationnoun

    The revenue gained from taxes

  4. Etymology: From taxatio

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Taxationnoun

    Etymology: taxation, Fr. taxatio, Lat. from tax.

    The subjects could taste no sweeter fruits of having a king than grievous taxations to some vain purposes; laws made rather to find faults than to prevent faults. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

    I bring no overture of war, no taxation of homage; my words are as full of peace as matter. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.

    He daily such taxations did exact,
    As were against the order of the state. Daniel.

    Various news I heard,
    Of old mismanagements, taxations new;
    All neither wholly false, nor wholly true. Alexander Pope.

    My father’s love is enough to honour; speak no more of him, you’ll be whipt for taxation one of these days. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPT

  1. taxation

    Taxation is a financial system imposed by a government which requires individuals, businesses or other entities to pay a portion of their income or property value to support the government's services and functions. This levy can take numerous forms such as income tax, property tax, sales tax, among others. The funds collected through taxation are typically used to finance public goods and services, such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, and defense. Non-payment or evasion of taxes is usually considered a punishable offense.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Taxationnoun

    the act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue

  2. Taxationnoun

    the act of taxing, or assessing a bill of cost

  3. Taxationnoun

    tax; sum imposed

  4. Taxationnoun

    charge; accusation

Editors Contribution

  1. taxation

    The act, formula and process to levy a tax.

    The level of taxation had a specific formula and was applied justly.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Taxation' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3820

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Taxation' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4737

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Taxation' in Nouns Frequency: #1570

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Taxation in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Taxation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Taxation in a Sentence

  1. Le Maire:

    It's in our interest to have a fair digital tax, please do not mix the two issues. The key question now is how we can we get consensus on fair taxation of digital activities.

  2. Le Maire:

    Everything is on the table, we just have to decide if we want to avoid a loophole in the international taxation system or have many national solutions that would be detrimental to all of us.

  3. New Delhi:

    A number of U.S. allies such as the EU and the UK are mentioned in this list ... this USTR action is meant to address the issue of digital taxation and should not be treated as a move of aggression against India.

  4. James Hartman:

    Before the passage of this initiative, the Department of Taxation had had no background, no experience at all with marijuana administration. We are alone in this very shortened process.

  5. Linda Bauld:

    Obesity is a huge public health threat right now, and it will only get worse if nothing is done, the decline in smoking is a cause for celebration. It shows how decades of effort to raise awareness about the health risks plus strong political action -- including taxation, removing tobacco marketing and a ban on smoking in indoor public places -- have paid off.

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